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Nokia N95 vs Apple, Canon, HP, Motorola and TomTom
Crave Sat-navLast but definitely not least is the N95's GPS satellite-navigation capabilities, which we've pitted against the TomTom One Europe. So there you have it: the N95 drew with the nano, was beaten heavily by the Canon, beat the iPaq and Motofone...
Tags: nokia, checking, canon, connectivity
23 April 2007, 15:32
Camera costs to go crazy in Europe?
Crave At the moment, all digital cameras are manufactured outside Europe. Those crazy types in Brussels. If they're not forcing us all to eat straight bananas or swim in wine lakes, they're slapping tax on our cameras.
Tags: cameras, cent, resolution, manufacturers
20 July 2007, 12:19
Sony BDP-S1E Blu-ray player: Sony stops ignoring Europe
Crave The question is, will the new cut-price (and less blue) player it announced recently be available in Europe too? The Blu-ray camp has long been claiming victory over HD DVD in the next-generation disc format war.
Tags: sony, disc, director, colour
28 March 2007, 12:11
Europe promises cars that talk to one another
Crave The single, EU-wide frequency, will occupy the 30MHz spectrum in the 5.9GHz band, and will be allocated within the next six months by national authorities across Europe. We've seen cars that can see, and now -- thanks to the European Commission...
Tags: talk, car, part, traffic
6 August 2008, 17:17
IFA 2006: Toshiba announces HD DVD players for Europe
Crave Toshiba has announced launch dates and prices for the first stand-alone HD DVD players to reach Europe -- the HD-E1 and HD-XE1. Speaking at a well-attended press conference at IFA 2006 in Berlin, Olivier Van Wynendaele, Toshiba Europe's deputy...
Tags: toshiba, iii, international, hd
4 September 2006, 9:44
Route 66 Chicago 9000: Unravelling Europe
Crave When Crave mentions sat-nav, our beloved readers probably think TomTom, possibly Garmin, or maybe even Navman. But, you guys should probably start adding Route 66 to your mental Rolodex of cool GPS devices.
Tags: traffic, route, nav, tomtom
27 April 2007, 11:56
Amazon to bring DRM-free music store to Europe
Crave Amazon has announced its DRM-free MP3 music download store will be going international later this year, according to a statement made by the company yesterday. So it's time to crack open the champagne and open a fresh box of party poppers.
Tags: international, store, industry, itunes
28 January 2008, 10:12
PlayStation 3 to cost £130 more than Xbox 360
Crave In Europe the PS3 is priced at €599 (£410) for the 60GB hard drive model and €499 (£340) for the 20GB model, and will also be available on 17 November. Sony on Monday announced pricing and availability information for its next-generation videogame...
Tags: sony computer entertainment europe, hard drive, model, console
9 May 2006, 10:37
Sony PS3 rumour control no. 327: multi-region games
Crave After years of being treated like the poor relation of the gaming world, Europe is finally getting some love from daddy Sony. Not only is it bringing its new PlayStation 3 console to Europe at the same time as the rest of the world, in November...
Tags: sony, europe, import, american
24 March 2006, 11:18
Sony PSP to land in September
Crave The console has already been on sale in Japan for around four months and in the US for one month, proving yet again that in the videogame world, Europe is the poor relation that always seems to come last.
Tags: sony electronics, inc., disc, sale, console
26 April 2005, 9:59
Sony PSP: Fired Up and in Pursuit
Crave Head down London's Oxford Street today and you can't get a Sony PSP for love nor money. It's bad news for the consumer, but it means that Crave feels smug on the tube as we show off our own portable gaming jewel.
Tags: sony computer entertainment europe, gaming, force, shoot
23 September 2005, 12:06
Handheld Movies = DVD-style pricing
Crave While Sony PSP games look set to be about £5 more expensive in the UK than in the US and Japan, movies are the complete opposite. In Japan, film fans have to stump up around ¥3,700 (around £20) per disc, whereas Internet distributor Play.com has...
Tags: sony computer entertainment europe, psp, man, sony
13 July 2005, 12:12
Joyrider: Need for Speed Underground Rivals
Crave The green light flashes, the flags go up, churning and burning they yearn for the cup. We race down narrow, snaking flyovers in the embers of dusk. Rubber on asphalt. Thumbs on joypads. A cold sweat in the small of our backs.
Tags: sony computer entertainment europe, family, car, road
9 August 2005, 11:30
Nintendo DS: launch in Oxford Street
Crave The media launch of the Nintendo DS in London on Wednesday was a sedate affair. The police cordons on Oxford Street were there because of a bomb scare, not to hold back any crowds gathering around the Virgin Megastore.
Tags: mini, man, nintendo, survive
9 March 2005, 16:27
Gizmondo: giving the PSP a run for its money?
Crave Normally, it's really easy to blag the latest gadget, but some companies can be less generous than others. Strangely, the UK gaming device Gizmondo has proved to be the most elusive yet. After three months of email tennis with Tiger Telematics, we...
Tags: console, balls, gadget, tiger
6 July 2005, 11:33


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